seanair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish senathair, from sen (“old”) + athair (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛnɪɾʲ/

Noun

seanair m

  1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of seanair (type Vb masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative seanair seanairean
genitive seanar sheanairean
dative seanair seanairean
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) seanair (na) seanairean
genitive (an) t-seanar (nan) seanairean
dative (an) t-seanair (na) seanairean
vocative sheanair sheanairean

Mutation

Mutation of seanair
radical lenition
seanair sheanair
after "an", t-seanair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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